Add a YouTube Video in Value Collaborator

Overview

This article explains how to add a YouTube video as an extension in Value Collaborator, giving users an easy way to integrate multimedia content into their projects. By embedding a YouTube video as an extension, users can enhance their presentations, reports, or dashboards with relevant video material. This feature allows for seamless video playback within the platform, making it simple to share tutorials, promotional content, training materials, or any other video that supports the data. Adding videos directly to Value Collaborator improves engagement, provides a richer experience, and adds dynamic elements to otherwise static content, making it a valuable tool for communication and collaboration.

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Follow the steps to Create a Visualizer Type.

   
   
2. Open YouTube. Navigate to the video you want to add in Value Collaborator.

3. Right-click on the video and then click Copy embed code.

4. Paste the code in a document. Copy only the embed URL.

   
   
5. Open Value Collaborator and then follow the steps to Enable the AutoSave Feature in Value Collaborator.

5. Click the tab or section where you want to add a video in Value Collaborator.

6. Click Embed Video.

7. Paste the copied URL in the Embed Video URL text box.

   
   

8. Enter a name for the extension in the Panel Name text box.

   
   

9. Click Create to add the video. You are notified when the extension is saved successfully.

   
   
10. Click the Prototype button on the top navigation.

11. The newly added video appears on the Prototype page.

Editing/Copying the Embedded Video

1. Click Extensions. It expands to show the extensions added.

2. Click Edit if you want to replace the video.

   
   
3. Click Copy to save your time and effort from creating another extension. After copying, make changes to the copied one.